title: Induction of kinetochore positive and negative micronuclei in V79 cells by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine: the protective effect of the pyridoindole antioxidant stobadine.
abstract: The induction of micronuclei by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) and their reduction by the cardioprotective synthetic antioxidant, stobadine were studied in hamster V79 cells cultured in vitro. The micronuclei derived from acentric fragments or from whole chromosomes were evaluated with the help of an immunofluorescent staining using antikinetochore antibodies from the serum of scleroderma (CREST syndrome) patients. Our results showed that MNNG (0.5 microgram/ml) induced mainly kinetochore-negative micronuclei. At 6, 24 and 48 h after MNNG treatment, we measured a 2.7-, 4.3-, and 7.0-fold increase, respectively, of kinetochore-negative micronuclei over the controls. The increase of kinetochore-positive micronuclei was rather low and represented at 6, 24 and 48 h, respectively 0.9-, 1.8- and 2.6-fold increases over the controls. Stobadine decreased the level of kinetochore-negative micronuclei at 6, 24 and 48 h to approximately one-half; the frequency of kinetochore-positive micronuclei was reduced only at 6 h. We suppose that the antioxidant stobadine reduces the induction of micronuclei by MNNG by scavenging of MNNG-induced highly reactive OH radicals which cause chromosomal damage.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Department of Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Horváthová
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonatti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbondandolo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Slamenová
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016587:Antimutagenic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D002243:Carbolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D018386:Kinetochores / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008769:Methylnitronitrosoguanidine / Q000633:toxicity*; D015162:Micronucleus Tests; D009153:Mutagens / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D016587:Antimutagenic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D002243:Carbolines; D009153:Mutagens; D008769:Methylnitronitrosoguanidine; C100106:dicarbine